{"id":28626,"date":"2017-12-27T14:38:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T20:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/?p=28626"},"modified":"2018-02-01T18:55:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:55:05","slug":"twin-cities-area-energy-transition-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/27\/twin-cities-area-energy-transition-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin Cities Area Energy Transition Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

A citizens action group I’m a member of is hosting an event that I wanted to tell you about. Here’s the info:<\/p>\n

What<\/strong>: \u201cGreat River Energy \u2013 Leading Cooperatively toward a Cost-Effective
\nand Carbon Constrained Future\u201d
\nWhen:<\/strong> Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 pm
\nWhere:<\/strong> at Great River Energy, 12300 Elm Creek Blvd N in Maple Grove, 55369<\/p>\n

Northwest Metro Climate Action and Great River Energy invite you to an information session on Tuesday January 9 at 7 pm titled \u201cGreat River Energy \u2013 Leading Cooperatively toward a Cost-Effective and Carbon Constrained Future\u201d.<\/p>\n

The event will take place at Great River Energy, 12300 Elm Creek Blvd N in Maple Grove, and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Great River Energy is a \u201cgeneration and transmission\u201d cooperative that provides electricity to local electric co-ops across Minnesota. GRE has taken numerous steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

At this event, Zac Ruzycki of Great River Energy will describe GRE initiatives like these….<\/p>\n

  • Energy saving features of GRE\u2019s headquarters building in Maple Grove, the first LEED Platinum commercial building in Minnesota.<\/li>\n
  • the \u201cReVolt\u201d program that offers 100% wind energy at no extra cost for car charging by electric customers who buy electric vehicles<\/li>\n
  • GRE\u2019s program to help homeowners save money and reduce carbon footprint through use of electric water heaters that use cheaper nighttime electricity<\/li>\n
  • a pilot project to bring electric school buses to Minnesota that will reduce emissions, fuel costs and maintenance costs<\/li>\n
  • GRE has accelerated the depreciation of its largest coal-fired generating plant so that its members will not be saddled with a \u201cstranded asset\u201d if or when burning coal becomes off-limits.<\/li>\n

    Northwest Metro Climate Action is a group of residents of Maple Grove, Plymouth and surrounding suburbs who are working to broaden understanding in the northwest suburbs of the reality and seriousness of the climate change problem.<\/p>\n

    This event is free and open to the public. For more information see www.NWMetroClimateAction.org<\/a> or the Facebook page \u201cNW Metro Climate Action<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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